Yeast extracts refer to the beneficial components of yeast extracted by autolysis. As principal ingredients, they contain amino acids, nucleotides, minerals, and vitamins and are used as food ingredients and microbial culture media.

The manufacturers are concentrated in China, USA, Europe and Japan. Angel is the largest manufacturer in the global market, which production reached 49.6 K MT in 2016. The industry has a high concentration and the top three accounted for nearly 50% share in 2016.

Europe is the largest production region in the world, which occupied 45.04% share in 2016. The manufacture shares of China, USA and Japan were 28.65%, 12.97% and 5.30%. The industry in China has a higher growth rate.

The consumption shares of China, Europe, USA and Japan were 30.95%, 16.34%, 34.04% and 8.01%. Europe is the main export region in 2016.

The global Yeast Extract market is valued at 1490 million US$ in 2017 and will reach 2120 million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% during 2018-2025.